cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/19935121
FCC ends affordable internet program due to lack of funds | CNN Business
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/19935121
FCC ends affordable internet program due to lack of funds | CNN Business
Sure it can, when the company in question is a regulated monopoly (as broadband ISPs very much are).
If the government tells a company “you’re going to take these customers, like it or not” it may result in expensive and time consuming legal challenges that the government may lose. There are checks and balances in the US at least.
I’m not sure you appreciate how old and well-established the government’s right to regulate de-jure monopoly utility companies actually is.
You’re probably right about this if you are certain I am wrong. I haven’t researched any laws on this, so perhaps there wouldn’t be long expensive annoying legal challenges that could be bypassed by crafting the law differently and it would be easier to be more direct.